The reader is offered a unique collection of lessons, lectures, seminars on all aspects of chess improvement, including psychology, opening preparation, solving problems in the middle of the game, improving the skill of playing in the endgame, etc. Among the authors of the lessons are world champions: V. Steinitz, Em. Lasker, H.R. Capablanca, R. Fischer, M. Euwe; outstanding chess players: R. Shpilman, Z. Tarrasch, S. Tartakower, G. Levenfish, K. Torre, prominent chess thinkers and teachers: P. Romanovsky, S. Belavenets, B. Blumenfeld, A. Ilyin-Zhenevsky, V. Rauser , I. Lipnitsky. Compiled by: Nikolay Kalinichenko

You are holding in your hands a problem book compiled according to the games of Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest chess players in history and a genius of chess combination. Here are some of the most interesting positions from the games of the famous chess player. The task is to find a solution in situations that Alekhine himself encountered during the game. The solution will be of interest not only to beginners, but also to high-level chess players, for whom tasks of increased complexity are marked. In the book, the positions are systematized by topic: attracting and distracting, catching a piece, blocking, destroying the defense - so coaches and students on their own can use them as educational material. Having solved all the positions, you will significantly increase the strength of your game and achieve new tournament victories. The book was compiled by Vsevolod Kostrov, a famous chess coach and author of over 100 books on chess. Studying according to his textbooks and problem books, many students easily master the science of chess and turn into strong chess players!

This textbook helps to solve a difficult and interesting task: to open the world of chess to a child in a playful way, introduce him to chess pieces and develop useful skills - visual memory and logical thinking. According to this book, parents and educators who do not have chess knowledge will be able to conduct individual and group lessons with children from 4 to 9 years old. The book gradually introduces children to the rules of chess in a playful way. Each lesson is detailed and includes educational games, riddles and poems. There are 32 lessons in the textbook, after studying which the child will be able to learn what chess is, how pieces move and beat, which pieces are more profitable to take and why. The textbook is intended for educators and parents.

A large collectible Premium chess computer Kasparov Renaissance SAITEK. Made of precious wood LARGE touch board 52*52 cm In excellent working condition; A great gift for a professional and a chess lover or a collector; Wooden figures; The pleasure of playing and contemplation is guaranteed; Powered by a power supply or batteries. Art: 4 podbelsky 3

The book by the famous grandmaster and experienced coach Konstantin Chernyshov is a new, effective method for developing the calculation of variations, vision of the board and concentration of attention. Three levels of difficulty are aimed at a wide range of readers: both chess lovers and professional athletes. Tips and tricks will also be useful to parents whose children play chess. If you are looking for ways to expand your abilities, this book is for you!

The origin of partocracy" - the work of an outstanding writer, historian-Sovietologist, doctor of political sciences A. Avtorkhanov.  The work is divided into two volumes: "The Central Committee and Lenin" and "The Central Committee and Stalin".  On the basis of documentary data, the author shows how the "Leninist principles" turned the Bolshevik party from an ideological and political organization of like-minded people into an instrument of the leader's one-man dictatorship. It is proved that Stalinism – only the logical conclusion of Leninism. Fascinatingly and in simple language, the gradual establishment of the communist partocracy in the USSR is described. It was A. Avtorkhanov who coined the term "partocracy", described and studied this system.  "For me, Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov became a great teacher on how to write books," - Viktor Suvorov, author of the books "Icebreaker", "Day & bdquo; M“" , etc.

The book will be useful and beginners, and already having some practice chess players. It contains typical combinations of “performed by” various chess pieces and examples of positional play. The reader will learn how to play the beginning of the game, and get acquainted with the work of old and modern masters and grandmasters.

This textbook is intended for young chess players from 8 to 14 years old, from the second category to candidate master of sports. It will also be useful for children's coaches when preparing for chess strategy classes. Having carefully studied the book, young chess players will seriously improve their understanding of strategy, learn to apply the methods invented by their great predecessors in certain positions, and acquire the necessary knowledge base to develop their own strategic techniques.

The book of an experienced master and trainer (there are 9 grandmasters among his students!) discloses a very important question for every chess player of any level & mdash; how to learn endgame strategy. The problems of drawing up a plan for a chess game are highlighted, practical advice and recommendations in this direction are given. An athlete’s self-control system is also proposed during preparation, during and after the end of a tournament game. Readers will find many other important and useful information here.

English grandmaster Nigel Short (born June 1, 1965) – one of the most successful chess players in the world in the 80-90s of the XX century. And even when he was already over 50, he was in the top 100. A three-time champion of England, a participant in 12 World Chess Olympiads as part of his country's national team, he reached the peak of his career in 1993 when he won the right to fight Garry Kasparov in a match for the world title. Nigel Short – Member of the Order of the British Empire, FIDE Vice President (since 2018). Each tournament victory is unique, especially when it is achieved against the strongest players of its time, and the winner's performance approaches or even exceeds the magic mark of 2800. In this unique book, Grandmaster Nigel Short talks about eight international competitions in which he won first place, leaving behind G. Kasparov, A. Karpov, V. Korchnoi, M. Tal, B. Gelfand, J. Timman, L. Polugaevsky, L. Portisch and many others. The comments on the games are deep and instructive, the author narrates about the vicissitudes of the struggle and various funny episodes with subtle English humor, thanks to which the book is read in one breath. "Victory March" – for those who want to win at chess!

A handy magnetic chess set that is about the size of a small book and fits in any bag. The size of magnetic chess: 25.5 x 18.3 cm. The size of the playing field - 14 cm X 14 cm. The size of the cage - 1.8 cm. Figures on magnetic rubber (king 1.4 cm). Includes a notepad for recording parts

Your attention is invited to "Chess Player Notebook" hardcover. The publication is dedicated to the Olympiad, which never took place.

This work is written for those who want to start playing the Nimzowitsch Defense with black, a solid classical opening, but are afraid of "drown"; in the intricacies of its many variants. The author of – champion of Russia in 2014, well-known theorist, FIDE senior coach – I saw it in supplying the reader with the necessary knowledge and protecting him from unnecessary information. The main emphasis is on explaining the typical strategic techniques and plans of the parties, and only as many specific options are given as necessary to quickly include this opening in your repertoire. In the course of getting acquainted with new material, the reader will have to solve exercises every now and then: how to play black in one position or another? This involvement in the process, instead of passively receiving information, will allow you to better feel the spirit of the position and, thanks to this, more firmly remember ideas and options. Carefully selected and deeply commented exemplary games will also help to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The author expresses the hope that the book will become for the reader not just an opening guide, but an interesting and pleasant companion. For a wide range of chess lovers.

Grandmaster Viorel Bologan's theoretical work is devoted to the Rossolimo system in the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5). Once reputed to be harmless to blacks, this scheme has come to the forefront of modern opening theory and is regularly seen in top-level competitions, including world championship matches. Due to the deep positional basis and the absence of long computer options "to a draw" the system moved the continuation 3.d4 into the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. In the Rossolimo system, original pawn structures often appear that require unconventional, deeply thought-out actions. The book is addressed primarily to those who want to use this system for whites. However, and "black" it will also be useful: all the most dangerous schemes for White are considered here, and the lateral variations are easy to study on your own. Decision positions will help you get a better feel for the strategic and tactical intricacies of this system. For a wide range of chess lovers.

A new textbook by the well-known coach, grandmaster Yakov Geller, is dedicated to mating threats and how to defend against them. The reader will learn how to create irresistible mating threats and implement them in various combinations, as well as master all known defensive techniques and develop the ability to defend in the best possible way. The book contains 1000 carefully checked problems, of which 924 – for an independent solution. The tutorial is divided into 28 chapters, most of which are devoted to protection against mating threats. The remaining chapters study in detail the attacking actions of – mating threats and combinations. All elements of the matte combination are analyzed both individually and in various combinations. A detailed explanation of the new material is accompanied by the necessary number of tasks designed to practice the acquired knowledge. It is a direct continuation of the book "Forced checkmate. A textbook of chess tactics». For a wide range of chess lovers.

In the book of international master and experienced coach Boris Zlotnik "Middlegame Guide" the classic educational material on the middlegame is presented on the basis of modern tournament practice. A notable feature of the book is the comparison of deep computer analysis with human thinking, – priority is given to the latter if the scores are similar. Anyone who wants to improve their middlegame play needs to develop a positional sense. The computer is useful, but not sufficient. The important strategic techniques offered in the book will help you find the right direction in the transitional stage from the opening to the middle of the game and will save time when choosing the optimal solution in middlegame positions. "Middlegame Guide" intended for a wide range of chess players and coaches. High-quality material was collected by the author in the course of all his many years of fruitful coaching and teaching activities. Carefully selected exercises will allow the reader to check the degree of assimilation of the material, which increases the didactic value of the book.

This is a book of memories about the personal relationships of the great romantic chess player, world champion Mikhail Tal and his first wife, a man close to him throughout his life, Sally Landau, relations, as she said, "tender and controversial, bright and sad ..." Actress and singer Sally Landau made her debut on stage at 17 years old. She has performed in the Vilnius Russian Drama Theater, the Riga Young Spectator's Theater, in the Lithuanian Variety Orchestra, in the Eddie Rosner Orchestra and the Variety Orchestra under the direction of Raimond Pauls.

Biographical materials of the eleventh world champion are given, new versions of Fisher's departure from large chess are put forward. Experts' responses to his sensational return 20 years later were collected, and the parties to the “rematch” that took place in 1992 in Yugoslavia are presented.

Gallery of portraits of all world chess champions of the twentieth century, other outstanding chess players, musicians, scientists, colleagues and contemporaries of the author. A frank and impartial chronicle through the eyes of a five-time world champion, a major scientist, computer theorist Mikhail Botvinnik. For a wide range of readers.

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In his new textbook the famous English grandmaster and the wonderful chess writer John Nunn draws our attention to the middle of the game - the stage in which most often most fights are decided. The author teaches an understanding of the attacking and positional game. Have A careful reader will not have problems with choosing a plan, regardless of the type of position that occurs. Each lesson includes two vivid examples from the modern chess practice, which are thoroughly commented on attention to the most important details of the position. Wherein The ideas of both sides are emphasized, so that the reader learns to destroy the opponent's plans and form his own. Learn the middlegame with John Nunn! For a wide range of chess fans. Increased format (170x235 mm).

The new edition of the best-selling book by the honored coach of Russia, international grandmaster Alexander Panchenko, written on the basis of lectures delivered at sessions of the All-Russian Chess Grandmasters School, which was directed by the author. The book is a textbook on the endgame and is intended for chess players of secondary and higher grades who want to independently learn chess endings, as well as for trainers-teachers. In addition to the theoretical material, it gives numerous examples from the practice of classics and modern chess players, as well as tasks for independent decision-making and play-out.

You will no longer suffer in search of your lost chess games! They will always be at hand in this wonderful mini notebook. Here you will find the forms for recording the games, as well as the tournament tables and cards of the tournament participants. For a wide range of chess players.

The first Russian world champion Alexander Alekhine went down in history not only as a winner of many tournaments and matches and the creator of hundreds of masterpieces of chess creativity. He is also rightfully considered one of the most prominent analysts of all time. Alekhine's comments are distinguished by depth and objectivity, a clear statement of the prisoners in the position of ideas. In this edition, all the parties of Alekhine with author's notes are collected for the first time. Many of them now can be found only in old magazines, some have not previously been published in Russian. The editorial notes take into account the achievements of modern computer analysis. Table of contents Excerpt

The collection includes all the games of the tournament with notes by A. Alekhine, G. Kmokh, G. Marozi, and A. Nimcovic, as well as G. Kmokh's theoretical article. Kecskemet tournament in 1927 is of considerable interest due to the participation in it of a number of outstanding chess players, primarily Alekhine and Nimtsovich. The book is designed for a wide range of chess fans.

Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game.  

Chess from an elephant's bone in a wooden chest. Condition: Excellent.

Giant wooden chess (the height of the king is 29 centimeters!) On a lacquered table in the form of a chess field (veneer, and figures and field - valuable tree species, handwork). Table length 1m22sm, height 50cm, cage 11,5cm.! PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO

Из глубины тысячелетий дошли до нас первые произведения искусства - примитивные скульптуры и наскальные рисунки, или, как их называют специалисты, писаницы и петроглифы. Писаницы древние художники выполняли преимущественно красной охрой, а также черной, желтой и белой краской, а петроглифы - это изображения не нарисованные, а вырезанные на поверхности камня. Сегодня наскальные рисунки обнаружены в 120 странах и регионах мира - даже в Сахаре. Но самыми древними образцами палеолитического искусства считаются писаницы пещер Испании, Южной Франции и Италии - знаменитые цветные рисунки животных. Именно их репродукции, сделанные чешскими археологами, были положены в основу набора "Кроманьонские шахматы". Каковы были представления наших предков о животном мире более 15 тысяч лет тому назад? Об этом рассказывают фигуры - ожившие на доске наскальные изображения. Шахматные роли распределились следующим образом: "король" - мамонт, "ферзь" - шерстистый носорог, "офицер" - древний бизон, "конь" - один из видов древних лошадей, "ладья" - древний европейский тур, "пешка" - пещерный медведь. В реальности большинство из них были гораздо крупнее представителей современной фауны, но даже в таком миниатюрном варианте все эти давно вымершие животные выглядят настоящими монстрами. Можно сказать, "Наскальные рисунки" - своеобразный симбиоз древнейших искусств, писаницы и скульптуры, одновременно стильный и исторически точный. Законченность замыслу дизайнера Михаила Дашцэрэна придает используемый для резьбы материал. Фигуры вырезаны из темно-коричневого бивня мамонта, найденного в Кемеровской области, пьедесталами для них послужили срезы бивня мамонта из Якутии (белый цвет) и Кемеровской области (коричневый), а также срезы костей позднемеловых динозавров из Юго-Западной Монголии. арт с80